What does 'Chore' mean? - It's time to Learn English (Every Day)

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English Addict with Mr Duncan


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Can you see what
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I have been doing over there?
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I've been doing my laundry.
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I have had to wash some of my clothes
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or else they will become stinky.
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And that will not do at all.
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You might describe this type of job as a chore.
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Now, there is an interesting word,
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and it just happens to be today's
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chosen word to talk about
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the word
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chore can describe any task that has to be done.
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Maybe a certain job that needs to be done
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because it has to.
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It is a chore.
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For example, you might have to go into the garden
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and you might need to cut the bushes
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or maybe the grass.
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You have to make everything look neat and tidy.
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That can be described as a chore.
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It is something that has to be done.
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Maybe in your house you have to carry out chores.
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Maybe you have to clean the carpet
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in one of the rooms in your house,
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or maybe you have to clean
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all of the rooms in your house.
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Lots of chores to be done
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around your house.
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Normally, you have to do these things every day.
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We can describe them as chores.
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We can also use the word chore in another way.
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Maybe something you don't want to do.
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Maybe a job that is slow and laborious.
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Something you really don't look forward to doing,
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something you don't want to do at all
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can be described as a chore.
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Maybe if you are in the kitchen and you have to wash
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the dishes, you can describe it as a chore.
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But also you can say doing that
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type of work is a chore.
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It is something that is slow,
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something you don't really want to do
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and you wish somebody else would do it for you.
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That is how we describe a chore.
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There it was. Today's word.
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I hope you enjoyed it.
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I will see you again very soon.
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I hope this lesson was not a chore for you.
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And I will see you again very soon...
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ta ta for now.
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